Duster and handle



April 11, '1933. R. YUTTS DUSTER AND HANDLE 3mm ZMv/I yzzifid.

Filed Oct. 29, 1931 Patented Apr. 11,1933 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICERALPH YUTTS, OF MIAMI, FLORIDA DUSTER AND HANDLE Application filedOctober 29, 1931. Serial No. 571,928.

This invention relates to certain new and Figure 6 is a side elevationalview of the useful improvements in dusters and handles crimped dustershown in Figure 2 and and more particularly to the type of dusterbunched with the tubular handle shown in illustrated in the patent toRalph Yutts, section.

5 Number 1,836,103, and divisional a plica- The material employed in themanufacture 55 tion filed Oct. 29, 1931, Serial umber of the duster maybe of any appropriate 571,927. character, such as paper, fabric or thelike The primary object of this invention is to and for purposes ofclearness, the material id novel f f d t d h dl w1ll hereinafter bereferred to 'as paper and wherein the duster embodies a handle shank thesame may be plain, crepe, crinkled or in so portion and a flaringfrustmoonioal dusting other fOIIIlS suitable fOI the special PIIIPOSGSportion a, tubular handle member onlSCIlbGd thereto. The tubular handleof the closing the handle shank portion of the dust- (11151591: y alsobe formed of y pp p er d f a l th t f ilit t i i f material such asfabrlc, paper or cardboard the duster for use and for confining the handy e of a su1tabl'e thickness or comdle shank portion of the duster inpleated, 'p P to add Sufilcient r y for crimped or bunched formation.the manlpulittlml f the duster.

With the above and other objects in view AS shown In Flgul'e the dusteris formed that will become apparent as the nature of 9 a Sheeteloflgated strip of P p the invention is better understood, the same mgQ longltudmal g thereof creased to consists in the novel form,combination and Provlde P that Extend transversely of arrangement fparts h i ft more f ll the sheet a suitable dlstance to form thehandescribed, shown in the accompanying dle shank Portlon 0f the dusterWhile the drawing and claimed other side edge of the sheet 1s slitted atacute In the drawing: I angles to the longitudlnal edge of the sheetFigure 1 isa p View of a strip of mate as at 11 to provldebr stles orwisps rial employed in the manufacture of the dust- The Sheet 9 stnp'llhlstmted P er illustrating one Side edge thereof as p1eat possesses acrimped or crlnkled characteristic ed and the other side edge slitted atacute 9101155 one slde edge thereof as l extend- 30 angles to Said edgeto provide wisps with ing transversely of the strip a distance sui'fiaportion of the sheet collapsed or moved into clent l p the handle shank,the closely pleated formation; Opposlte S.1de edge of i Sheet 9 P 15Figure 2 is a plan view, similar to Figure 1 glllarly l as at 11 qprovldebnstles wherein the sheet or strip material is of a l2 S1m1lar tothe Shts and WISPS Shown crinkled character having one side edge ani o.i gularly cut as in Figure 1 and further showt fi pleated Slde edge ofthe ing a portion of the strip or blank crimped 8 up S In lgum theplea-ts 10 are moved into relatively close relationship as 40 g g g gfia the handle Shank and 1nd1cated at 10' and this bunching of the Figure318 a developed perspective View of pleated edge may be accomplished ina manner to produce a substantiall c lindrical the T011 handle Showmgthe gummed Stnp at handle shank portion 14 as shohn in Figure 0119 slfieedge thereof-fol retammg the fiat 5, while the bunching of the crinkledside f lio lIlrlollfid fOFmaUOI}; edge 13 of the form of stripillustrated in 45 {g 4 1s persllectlve 719W of h hall Figure 2 resultsin the formation of a subdle 1n rolled ql and S0 .l'etamed y stantiallycylindrical handle shank portion the gummed strip 15 as shown in Figures2 and 6. During these Flgure 5 1s a, side elevat onalvlew of theoperations, the diagonally cut wisp portions bunched duster pleated as mFigure 1 wish 12 and 12' are moved into outwardly flaring 50 the tubularhandle shown In 0 10 1; n substantially frusto-conical duster formations16 and 17 respectively as illustrated in Fi res 5 and 6. y

0 retain the bunched duster constructions in duster formation as shownin Figures 5 and 6, a tubular handle retainer is provided, the samebeing formed from a blank 18, such as is shown in Figure 3 having agummed strip 19 attached to one side edge thereof and extending beyondsaid edge as at 20. The completed handle formation is illustrated in Fire 4 as being of tubular form, the blank 18 eing rolled w1th oppositeside edges thereof overlapped with the extension edge 20 of the gummedstrip 19 being adhesively secured to the adjacent portion of the handleblank 18'. The handle may be attached to the handle shank of the dusterduring the formation of the latter as by rolling the blank 18 intohandle formation 18' with the gummed strip edge 20 retaining the same inr such form, or said handle blank 18 may be preformed as illustrated at18 in Figure 4 and thereafter applied to the handle shank portion of theduster. Also, if desired, the tubular handle 18 may be introduced into asocket portion of the handle or the handle 18' may be used alone.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ofthe invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changesmay be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

I claim 1. The combination with a duster having a flared duster portionand a cylindrical handle shank portion, of a tubular handle on thecylindrical handle shank portion including a rolled sheet carrying aprojecting gummed strip at one side edge for retaining the handle intubular formation on the cylindrical handle shank portion.

2. The combination with a duster having a flared duster portion and acylindrical handle shank portion formed by the bunching of the materialat one end of the duster, of means for retaining the bunched end of theduster in handle shank formation and providing a stiffened handletherefor including a sheet of material rolled into overlapping relationto provide a cylindrical casing around the bunched end of the duster andbeing of stifi'er material than the duster, said rolled sheet beingadhesively retained in cylindrical casing formation providing areinforced stifl'ened handle inclosing the handle shank portion of theduster.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

RALPH YUTTS.

